Chapter 516: Unsolvable Problem
"Mr. Attorney General, isn't this investigation a bit hasty?" The Delaware senator stood up suddenly and said to Olney with a bad face, "As far as I know, during the Roosevelt administration, DuPont was investigated and no unfair competition was found."
"Oh?" Olney looked at him coldly and emphasized with a smile, "Dear Senator, the current president is President Alton Parker. The previous investigation showed no problems, but that only means there were no problems before. It does not mean there are no problems now. And I must emphasize that many large companies are very cunning. Minister Knox also felt this deeply when he was here. So it is not advisable to use past experience to explain the present."
If Olney knew there was a saying, "You actually used the sword of the previous dynasty to kill the officials of this dynasty", he would have said it directly. Now the same meaning is expressed, don't use the experience of the Roosevelt administration, apply it to the current federal government.
As Attorney General, I remind the Senator from Delaware that times have changed, your Excellency.
This statement was already very explosive and made the Delaware senator's face change drastically, but apart from accusing Olney of being impolite, there seemed to be nothing else to blame. Could it be that the other party was a villain who had succeeded?
But the DuPont consortium is the most important company in Delaware, and it has its own private interests involved. He must at least gain some support and cannot let Olney launch an investigation so easily.
There was a controversy in Congress about whether DuPont had really violated antitrust laws. Opponents believed that Olney's investigation of DuPont was unreasonable, especially since a rash investigation into a state's pillar enterprise might cause panic among some large companies.
Olney raised his eyebrows. This universal objection had become a standard in all kinds of antitrust cases. He did not want to answer the question at all, and in fact did not answer it.
Democratic lawmakers who support Olney believe that DuPont does not have a good reputation among businesses, and it can even be said to be very bad. In addition, the establishment of the Delaware Stock Exchange and the Delaware state government's tax cuts for some companies, including DuPont, are actually very problematic. Can a state government do this?
This has become a discussion about the rights of the federal government and state rights. There is no standard for this kind of thing. When the Democratic Party was the opposition party, state rights were greater than sovereignty. But now that it is the ruling party, it hopes that the states will respect the authority of the federal government. The position has changed, and the thinking has also changed.
Because the Democrats are in the majority in Congress now, and for most Republican congressmen, launching an antitrust investigation is very normal and there is no reason to oppose it. They do not have related interests like the Delaware congressmen. In order to maintain the open-minded and progressive image of the Republican Party, they still adopted a supportive attitude towards the judicial investigation proposed by Olney.
The dispute was short-lived, and Olney easily achieved his goal, and the investigation into DuPont was launched smoothly. He was just here for a routine report, and he didn't have to get anyone's consent.
The Department of Justice already has some investigation files on DuPont. As for which enthusiastic citizen handed these files to the Department of Justice, a slave owner who led social progress in New Orleans sneezed for no reason. As for whether those investigation files are true, as a law-abiding citizen, the slave owner does not know about the Department of Justice and DuPont.
"Oh, this is really sad news." Sheffield leaned on the sofa, opened his mouth wide and finally pulled it back, forcing a sad expression, and said, "I believe the Ministry of Justice will give DuPont a fair ruling."
"Yes, boss! I also believe that DuPont will wait for a fair judgment." Jesla agreed against his conscience. He pretended not to see that his boss was obviously very happy but forced himself to hide his sadness with a smile.
The scene before my eyes was truly shocking. A business owner who started out as a transatlantic human trafficker, had business conflicts with DuPont, and was the biggest evader of antitrust laws, was now actually caring about an enemy. All of this could no longer be described as incongruous; it was simply a ukiyo-e painting.
Jesla's first reaction was that it was fortunate that Lady Anna didn't know that the heir she had chosen was performing like this. Otherwise, even if it was just a mockery, it would not be allowed.
"This is a dual confrontation in politics and business." Sheffield said from a neutral perspective, "The two are going on simultaneously and cannot be separated. We are a law-abiding company and must do our best to cooperate with the Department of Justice's investigation into DuPont. We can't cover up for it just because it is a partner in the gunpowder field, right?"
"DuPont will definitely thank the boss for his help." Jesla witnessed the miraculous operation with his own eyes and said with conviction.
"You don't have to thank me. Apart from their company, I care about them the most in this country. It's because our relationship is so close." Sheffield slapped his thigh, stood up and said to the inner room, "Xizi, bring me a bottle of wine."
At this point, the slave owner could only drown his sorrows in alcohol and hope that justice would be served. He could not do anything to help DuPont, as he was willing but unable.
Sheffield walked to a long table lined with wine, picked up a bottle of red wine, filled half a glass of wine into the goblet in front of him, took a sip to moisten his throat, and then continued: "DuPont has several industries, including gunpowder, mining, chemicals, and engineering. The steel industry has Roland Steel Company. If you think about it this way, isn't it very similar to our United Company? The United States only needs one company of this kind. The emergence of another one is a complete waste of resources."
This is obviously unreasonable. Since it is unreasonable, we must correct this mistake that should not exist.
Kiko Sato is different from Western women and different from the Internet filters of later generations. In this era, Yamato Nadeshiko-style Japanese women still exist. There is an obvious difference in figure between Kiko Sato and Sheffield. Kiko Sato looks more petite and takes care of him wholeheartedly. Before he finishes a glass of wine and says anything, Kiko Sato has already filled his glass.
The only thing that worries Sato Kyoko is that her mother doesn't seem to appreciate this man, but the two of them now have an intimate relationship. What should she do?
"Kiko, be more lively. Of course, our place is not some royal paradise, but some restrictions are indeed less than those in your Eastern countries." Sheffield grabbed Sato Kiko's small hand and kept stroking it.
Sato Kyoko rolled her eyes at Sheffield in reproach. Based on her understanding of this man, this was a sign that he was going to make a random wish. She said gently, "You should have a good rest after drinking. Your father was like this before, and now you are like this too."
Sheffield was a little embarrassed. He was not willing to recall Sato Jiexiong, especially when facing the widow and her daughter. To be honest, he felt a little guilty.
In the latest telegram from Germany's allies, Gustav expressed his gratitude for Sheffield's gift. Of course, he also bluntly raised some objections to the design of the gun, and said that even so, he had decided to collect the gun.
The reason for this was that Sheffield gave Gustav a gift, an anti-tank gun made by the United Firearms Factory. In the current environment, this was a failure because tanks had not yet been released. So in the telegram, the explanation to Gustav was that this was a hunting rifle for elephants.
The most fundamental reason is that once the European war begins, Sheffield will hardly be able to play the role of a veteran German fan. Breaking through the British Navy's blockade and feeding the Germans? This is impossible.
We can only hope that the Germans can do their best and tap into their potential in the World War I, which was already over the top. Tanks cannot be given to the Germans, but anti-tank guns can be given to Gustav as a collection. This will save the Germans from having no way to deal with British tanks once they come out.
As the head of the Krupp military-industrial complex, Gustav should have the potential to discover this strange collected gun once he learned about the appearance of tanks in Britain.
In the Morgan Building, young Morgan's eyes scanned the two people in front of him, with an embarrassment on his face. Two of the three giants of DuPont, the current president Pierre duPont, and Coleman duPont who resigned a year ago. Coleman duPont had entered politics a year ago and was a member of the Republican National Committee.
With this relationship, Coleman DuPont would immediately know what was happening in Washington. If the Republicans won the election this time, Coleman DuPont could solve the problem himself.
But the problem is that the Democrats are now in charge of the federal government, and Morgan Jr. is also in a difficult situation. You can't solve this problem, so do you think I can solve it by coming to the Morgan Building?
"Pierre, Coleman, I can't do anything either." Morgan Jr. had to express his helplessness. "The problem now is that very few entrepreneurs have a huge influence on the Democratic Party. Of course, it's not that there are none at all, but to be clear, you'd rather not have them."
The entrepreneur, who has a huge influence on the Democratic Party, is a long-term rival of the DuPont family. If we take into account Mrs. Anna who is still alive in Arlington, this is no longer a question of rivalry.
"Without him, there might not be this trouble." Pierre Dupont said through gritted teeth. Although the words he said were questions, he said them in a positive tone. Obviously, he had already made his own judgment on where the source of this time was.
"Can't we talk about it?" Morgan Jr. made an absolutely perfunctory suggestion. He also didn't hold out any hope at all. This was simply an unsolvable problem.
(End of this chapter)
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